jin kins



, @einen gratta identit @Hirn IMPROVEMENT IN PLOUGHS.

rdibc .sfigata 'tratta in' in' tiger frttas atmt :mt making' inn nf tlg sana.

lTO- ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J. E. J'NKINS, of Milton, in the county of' Santa Rosa, and State of Florida, have invented .a new and improvedlough, and that the following description, taken in connection with the accom- .pa.nying drawings hereinafter referred to, forms a full and exact specification of the same, wherein I have set forth the nature and principles of my said improvements, by which my invention may be distinguished from all others ot' a similar class, together with suoli parts as I claim and desire to have secured to me by Letters Patent.

This invention relates to anew and useful improvement in the construction of ploughs, whereby the same may with the greatest Afacility be made to penetrate the earth at a greater or less depth, and the plough also adapted for scraping or surface culture when required. In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a. side view of my invention. l

Figure 2, a seetionof the same taken in the line :u fr, iig. l.

Figure 3, a front view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents a frame, which may be of cast or wrought iron, and has itsfront bar a bevclled, so as to form an oblique surface transversely with the' bar, as shown clearly in iig. 2. This bar ais curved longitudinally, as

shown in g. 1, and saidbar has an oblong slot, I1, made through it, through which slot a bolt, B, passes, which secures the share C to the ber a. Il-is a cap, through which the bolt B also passes. This cap istted over the share C, the head of the bolt B bearingagainst its outer surface, and a washer, c, and nut d, beingbehind the front bar a. It will be seen from this description that the oblong slot b admits of the share C being adjusted higher or lower, according to the depth required for it to penetrate into the earth. To the left-hand side of the bar a there is secured'a side cutter, DX, which is designed to be u sed as a scraper to scrape away the surface soil adjoining the plants. This side cutter isattached to the bar a by bolts c, which pass through oblong slots fin the cutter, said slots admitting of lthe cutter being adjusted further forward or backward in an oblique directirmso that the cutter may scrape the earth at a greater or less depth as desired. The frame A is secured to the beam of the plough in the usual or any proper manner, and said frame may have a wing or mould-board attached for turning over the earth when required.

Having thus'described my inventioin-Iclaim as new, `and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The adjustable share C applied to the front har a of the frame A of the plough, substantially as and for the purpose specified. i

2. The adjustable side cutter or scraper DX, in combination with the adjustable share C and frame A, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. i v' 3. The sliding cap D, in combination with the-share C and frame A, all arranged to operate in the manner substantially as and for the purpose specified.

`J. E. JINKINS.

Witnesses:

W. W. TATE, D. H. GoLsoN' 

